FLOCK OF AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS IN FLIGHT, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR,COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA, 1/23/2020

   There were 19 American White Pelicans in this flock.  A group of pelicans has several names: brief, pod, pouch, scoop and squadron.

WOOD STORKS, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR,COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA, 1/23/2020

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER JUST RELEASED FROM REHAB, MARSH TRAIL,TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR,COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA, 1/23/2020

   This Red-breasted Merganser had just been released from rehab a few minutes before these photos were taken.  It had been in rehab at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples due to minor injuries suffered in some kind auto accident.

BLUE ZONE VERONAWALK MEADOWLARKS BIRDING MOAI AT PANERA AFTER BIRDING AT SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES,FLORIDA, 1/22/2020

MALE & FEMALE COMMON GRACKLES, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 1/22/2020

   In the first photo, the male Common Grackle is on the right and the female on the left.  The next two photos show the female Common Grackle.

REFLECTION OF A LITTLE BLUE HERON, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 1/22/2020

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 1/22/2020